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afflicted

/əˈflɪktɪd/adjective3 syllables

Afflicted means: grievously affected especially by disease.

Synonyms for afflicted5

adjective, as in grievously affected especially by disease

stricken, ill, sick

adjective, as in mentally or physically unfit

impaired, unfit

What does afflicted mean?2

adjective

1

grievously affected especially by disease

2

mentally or physically unfit

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with afflicted?6

three syllables

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four syllables

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Afflicted in a sentence

  • The heart set out to ease melancholy, it encountered afflicted friends.anzart
  • Their sickness, they are the only ones afflicted by it.anzart
  • Her sickness, she is the only one afflicted by it.anzart
  • The entire crew was afflicted with food poisoning.unknown
  • My son is afflicted with a rare condition.Nuel
  • I dread being afflicted by that dangerous sickness.anzart
  • I will be afflicted that I do not know men.unknown
  • He's afflicted with leprosy. Don't go near him.unknown

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